Hi Chip Chip Mefford wrote:
>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Having just joined this list a few days ago. I've spent some time >researching the archives, and have found some wonderful stuff. > >However, before I spend another few days googling, reading and >such, perhaps I could save a lot of time by just asking the obvious. > >I have a fair amount of 'small engines'. Lots (relatively) of chainsaws. >All modern Huskys, some law and garden equipment, of the 4stroke >Briggs and Kohler type, a Honda powered genset with only 20 hours >on it. other stuff. > >Poking about, it seems that ethanol would be the best alternative >fuel for these engines. I'm trying to find information about running >performance 2stroke engines on ethanol, as well as how to covert my >old K321 Kohler in my dearly beloved John Deere 212 l&g tractor >At this point, price really isn't an issue, as I still have a job. >Right now, I should very much like to try and transistion to a fuel >that has it's base in a sustainable technology. > >I've read that most of the bulk ethanol one can get, while suitable >for motor fuel use, is derived from "natural gas", and hence is hardly >sustainable. > > Methanol that comes from natural gas, but it also can be made from wood - a renewable resource. Ethanol is an alcohol derived from yeast after fermentation. >Also, most of the chat I see is about methanol, as it pertains to >the reacting of biodiesel. But methanol doesn't seem to be too >well suited as a replacement motor fuel. >Is there a "stone" or a primary resource for conversion of small engines >2 and 4 stroke to ethanol somewhere that I've missed? > > The JtF web site has some neat stuff for using Bio diesel as the Oil in two strokes. There are some minor adjustments to the carb for ethanol (jetting) and I think you have to change the float material mabey some one else could help here. Luck Jim >Any pointers appreciated greatly. > >Thanx in advance; > >- -- >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFDUnZv0STXFHxUucwRAjG1AJ9We0N9iFGyW3wUUTkhXv4thUjUrgCgmEOn >t2JwCPil+FQ2+rz9wmkcUmI= >=sMMN >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
